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Last week when a coworker mentioned he thought I was unusually paranoid, I
answered that I wore that badge with pride.
The email from the Toronto Christmas show organizer that said we were to bring
the "Interactive Building Table" (I don't frickin know how they got this idea) I
knew was a bad thing. It's one of those messages where someone has assumed
you'll do something, and to ensure their assumption is the same as reality, they
tack in a "You're doing this, like we said, right?" even though you never even
mentioned it.
THIS is what I feared:
"New this year is an amazing LEGO train layout, DCC controlled villages and a
building table for the youngsters!!! "
http://www.caorm.org/Pages/tts.html
Wonderful. This is only one website--and these people couldn't figure out how
the Internet works since most of them think electricity is a fantastic new
invention. I wonder how many paper flyers, PR releases and newspaper ads now
say this.
Parents come to this thing with kids in tow, and they ask, "I thought you said
there was a Lego Building Table?". Organizers point finger at us, even though
THEY made this pronouncement. Lovely.
I just can't think of a route or damage control out of this one.
Calum
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| (...) Well not that it's my call, but I will butt in here. I say we can listen to people complain all weekend, watch kids pout, parents sneer and get fingers pointed at us..... [OR] Ground control to Major Tom..... we can gather our wits, and (...) (20 years ago, 14-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) [SNIP] (...) The truth will set you free..., or something lame like that. If it t'were me: Notify the show organizer that there is an error on their website, there will be no building area for the kids. Note how that is tactfully different (...) (20 years ago, 14-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) On it. I'll call the organizers and see if there was any miscommunication when I booked us at this show. I do seem to recall some sort of talk originally between myself and the show organizers about this possibility, but I thought I left it in (...) (20 years ago, 14-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I Don't know I read this as 3 seperate things, new to the Show... Since we do not have a DCC Controlled Village.... Perhaps there is some other sort of 'building table' for the kiddies. new this year: Lego Trains DCC Controlled Village and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) this. My wife has a friend I don't get along with for this reason (1). However, didn't you guys get an event kit from Jake with a K8 in it? I'm not sure, but it seems that's exactly what those are for. Of course, I know someone may still be (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Well, just got off the phone with Frank, one of the shows organizers. He himself just got back from a train show in Ottawa, where the LEGO train guys had the table for kids to play with LEGO Bricks. Anyway, after speaking with Frank, I was (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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